Where does “populatable” come from?

populatable (English) comes from English populate, from Medieval Latin populatus, from Latin populor, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

populatable (English): Able to be populated

Definitions

  1. Able to be populated

Ancestry of “populatable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpopulateTo supply with inhabitants; to people; To live...
2Medieval Latinpopulatusravaged
3LatinpopulorI lay waste, ravage or devastate; I plunder or...
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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